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Game Day Guacamole
Happy Sunday! It’s GAME DAY! What team are you sitting down with your friends to cheer on today? Every week, we like to gather, cheer, and of course, eat great food. Today, I’m making some Game …
Homemade Calzone Recipe
Growing up in Queens, NY we had access to many amazing pizzerias where we not only were able to eat delicious pizzas, but also delicious calzones. When my husband and I were first married …
Mexican Lasagna
I love getting new cookware and kitchen gadgets. It’s like that feeling you get (or at least I get!) when you wear a new outfit for the first time or try out a new haircut …
Man Pans and Easy Stir Fry
Man Pans. Disclaimer: I received the Man Pan Wok free of charge to try and give my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own. What do you think of when you hear that …
Know Your Herbs and Spices Harissa
Harissa is a hot chili paste that is commonly found in North African cooking, like Moroccan and Tunisian cuisine. Most blends I’ve found consist of various chilies, garlic, salt, olive oil, coriander, caraway and cumin. …
National Empanadas Day
Today is National Empanadas Day! I have a great recipe for Vegetarian Sweet Potato Empanadas with Caramelized Onions, Goat Cheese, Black Beans, and tons of flavor! Plus, I made a delicious whole wheat crust. These …
Italian Wedding Soup…
The term “wedding soup” is a mistranslation of the Italian language phrase “minestra maritata” or married soup, which is a reference to the fact that green vegetables and meats go well together. However you want to …
Saskatoon Berries
You have never heard of a Saskatoon Berry, well that may be because you are not from the Canadian Prairies, where they grow everywhere. Although the more I travel, I have found that they grow …
Canadian Desserts Eh! ~ Sweet!
After moving to the United States I have been often asked…what do Canadians eat? My first thought is the same as you..Ok, that maybe a slight lie as my first thought is usually something outrageous …
Cooking in Africa ~ Fufu
Fufu is a staple meal in West Africa and is like to potatoes to Americans. It is a meal that is made from yams, cassava or plantains. In Togo it was mostly made with …
Cooking in Africa ~ A bigger mortar and pestle
In the last posting I did of Cooking in Africa, I talked about the use of a mortar and pestle for grinding or mashing foods like spices, and tomatoes. In Togo there is also a …
Japanese Chicken
This recipe I received from my sister and she got it from her mother-in-law. She made it for us when we went to visit her family the one and only time so far. I have …
Plantain Chips
Last week, I showed you how to make fried plantains and showed a picture of plantain chips. This week I will show you how to make plantain chips. When making plantain chips, the plantains …